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Flattening a warped neck

A friend of mine came to me with a Gibson 335 with a severe up-bow. The "relief" is 0.9mm (0.035") at the most without strings and with the…

Started by Bob Steinarsson in Luthier Talk

11 May 15, 2010
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Hofner archtop de-laminating neck.

Hi , this one is an arch top which was stored in the roof space for years ! The neck has torn away from the heelblock , and the neck is als…

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

7 May 13, 2010
Reply by Len Biglin

Anyone used Colorado "Blue" Spruce for table wood

Folks,   Was drivng a road within town that has only one house - owned by a physician - and I noticed that sometime over the past few month…

Started by Rob Mercure in Luthier Talk

4 May 13, 2010
Reply by Rob Mercure

iI am Looking to Build a douible neck acoustic and I am looking for input and plans

so I have decided to build a double neck Acoustic Guitar time is not a factor but quality is this one is for me .has anyone attempted this…

Started by FRANK in Luthier Talk

6 May 12, 2010
Reply by FRANK

Finish touchups without using spray equipment

I have recently became the main guitar tech at my place of business and I have a few questions about finish touchups... I do not have spray…

Started by Justin in Luthier Talk

6 May 12, 2010
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

What's wrong with this picture?

The other day I was working on an electric guitar that quite a few folks had already had their hands in. Something was wrong with it, but n…

Started by D. Scott Nettleton in Luthier Talk

4 May 12, 2010
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Using Dremel Tool For Fretting?

Does anyone here work with dremel tools for cleaning fret slots or cutting fret tangs? What are the bits or tools to go with those jobs? T…

Started by Wart-encrusted Rotten Sebum in Luthier Talk

36 May 12, 2010
Reply by nathan clark

Cracked Weber Sweet Pea

I have an instrument in my shop that's absolutely befuddling me right now. It's a Weber Sweet Pea mandolin (I've attached a photo), and the…

Started by D. Scott Nettleton in Luthier Talk

11 May 11, 2010
Reply by D. Scott Nettleton

i recently made a mistake building the top for an acoustic

and I pushed the sound hole to far forward towards the neck joint, and said well ill glue it and try a different approach .What do you thin…

Started by FRANK in Luthier Talk

4 May 10, 2010
Reply by FRANK

What music related magazines do you read?

Good Morning. I subscribe to Vintage Guitar and Fret Journal, both of which do a great job of going farther into the subject without too mu…

Started by Rick Gentry in Luthier Talk

6 May 9, 2010
Reply by Tom Krebs

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